Yes, clean install for part of softwares will cause this bug. See Also, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome- panel/+bug/1530555
And the reason is simple, the menu from gnome-panel will display a new item if a new "desktop" file is created in /usr/share/application/ folder, but the menu will check whether "TryExec=" points to a non-exist file or an invalid link, if so, the menu still hide this item even after the target that "TryExec=" points to become valid. One of the following solutions can fix this bug, 1. force dpkg to postpone installing "[DEB]/usr/share/applications/*" files in the deb package, in order to make the file that "TryExec=" points to become valid first. 2. add a trigger after every dpkg installation finish to force updating the whole menus. 3. force gnome-panel to ignore "TryExec=" field to let menu item always show. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1518775 Title: gnome-panel cannot show newly installed software icons To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-panel/+bug/1518775/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
